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Irish Mirror
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Tom Shiel

Young doctor, 30, dies in 'freak' drowning accident after her car reverses into Mayo river

A young doctor has died in what is believed to have been a freak drowning accident.

Dr Sara Ahmed, who was attached to Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, lost her life late on Friday night when the car she was driving ended up in a river.

The 30-year-old was dead when taken from the partly submerged vehicle at what is known as Hoban’s Carpark, Castlebar, which is adjacent to the Castlebar River.

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